Balmain Tigers 24–12 Penrith Panthers — Major Preliminary Final, 1989 NRL Finals Series
3 Sep 1989 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 29,508
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Final, 1989 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 24–12 Penrith Panthers, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 3 Sep 1989.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Tim Brasher; Gary Freeman; James Grant Goals: Andy Currier (6/7) |
| Penrith Panthers | Tries: Brad Fittler Goals: Neil Baker (4/4) |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | Penrith Panthers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Jack | Fullback | Neil Baker | 1 |
| 2 | Steve O'Brien | Wing | Alan McIndoe | 2 |
| 3 | Tim Brasher | Centre | Graeme Bradley | 3 |
| 4 | Andy Currier | Centre | Col Bentley | 4 |
| 5 | James Grant | Wing | Andrew Simons | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Neil | Five-Eighth | Brad Fittler | 6 |
| 7 | Gary Freeman | Halfback | Greg Alexander | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Edmed | Prop | Matt Goodwin | 8 |
| 9 | Ben Elias | Hooker | Royce Simmons (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Roach | Prop | Geoff Gerard | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Sironen | Second Row | Mark Carroll | 11 |
| 12 | Bruce McGuire | Second Row | Mark Geyer | 12 |
| 13 | Wayne Pearce (c) | Lock | Colin Van der Voort | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Kevin Hardwick | Barry Walker | 14 | |
| 15 | Michael Pobjie | Chris Mortimer | 15 | |
| Paul Smith | 16 | |||
| Darren Willis | 17 | |||
| Warren Ryan | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |